LUBBOCK, Texas (March 29, 2019) – After playing their last nine games away from PlainsCapital Park, Lubbock Christian University is ready to return home to host St. Edward's for a three-game Heartland Conference series, which gets underway Friday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
 

LCU vs. St. Edward's
OPPONENT	LOCATION	CITY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS	LCU STATS	OPP. STATS
LCU	Plains Capital Park	Lubbock, Texas	1 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats	LCU STATS	SEU STATS
LCU	Plains Capital Park	Lubbock, Texas	3 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats

LCU and SEU Series Snapshot 

• LCU leads the all-time series over SEU, 13-6.
• The two squads recently met on Mar. 19 in Austin, Texas, with the two teams splitting a doubleheader.
  • Lindzi Clemmer is 5-for-8 (.625) this season against SEU with a double and RBI.
  • K'leigh Arredondo has three RBI in the series.
• LCU is 7-1 all-time against St. Edward's in Lubbock (LCU has won the last four).

 
Opening Thoughts

• LCU has posted 227 runs this season, averaging 8.1 runs a game, ranking fourth among all of NCAA Division II. Lubbock Christian posted at least 10 runs in their opening four games of the season (a program first) and have tacked 10 or more runs in 10 of their 21 contests. They have posted at least 20 runs twice this season and posted 23 runs on Feb. 24 (vs. Newman) with a team record 18-run third inning. LCU has two of the top-10 highest scoring games (single team) this season in NCAA Div. II.
• The Lady Chaps have 20 wins in the circle, with seven claimed in relief. Four different pitchers have received at least one win in relief, with Jordan Wehr leading the team with a 3-1 record in relief. Wehr also has two saves.
• Megan Darling leads the team at the plate, leading the conference hitting .482, which ranks 22^nd nationally. LCU has five of the top-eight individual hitters in the Heartland Conference, as Lindzi Clemmer (.459, second), K'leigh Arredondo (.410, fifth), Alivia Villarreal (.378, sixth) and KK Lopez-Liu (.375, eighth) join Darling. Villarreal ranks tied for third in the Heartland Conference in RBI per game (0.96), tied for fifth in RBI (27) and fifth in on-base percentage (.485). Darling ranks 10^th nationally in on-base percentage (.577, leads conference), fourth in runs per game (0.96), seventh in the conference in slugging (.625).
• Lindzi Clemmer leads the team with 45 hits (leads conference) this season and 16 have been for extra bases (she co-leads the conference with 10 doubles). Clemmer ranks tied for second in the conference in triples (3) and is second in the conference in runs scored (33). She is 18^th nationally in runs per game (1.18), ranking second in the conference, with Savannah Wysocki ranking 12th nationally with a conference-leading 1.21 runs per game.
• The statistic of "game-winning RBI" is not an official statistic, but K'leigh Arredondo has four game-winning runs-batted-in. Savannah Wysocki and Morgan Dufour are each next with three and Alivia Villarreal, KK Lopez-Liu, Lindzi Clemmer and Alexis Reed follow with two game-winning RBI of LCU's 20 victories (Megan Darling and Breanna Anderson each have one).
• LCU did not have a four-hit performance last season. They have had five in 26 games this season, as K'leigh Arredondo produced four hits against Southern Nazarene (Feb. 2), Savannah Wysocki had a four-hit game against Chadron State (Feb. 2) and Newman (Mar. 15), Lindzi Clemmer went 4-for-5 against West Texas A&M (Feb. 10) and KK Lopez-Liu completed the task against St. Edward's (Mar. 19).
• Wysocki has a national co-leading seven triples on the season.
• LCU has a 33-9 advantage in bases-loaded hits against their opponents. The Lady Chaps are hitting .452 with the bases loaded, compared to .273 for their opponents. Alivia Villarreal is 6-for-9 (.667) this season in bases-loaded at-bats and Clemmer is 4-for-5 (.800).
• Freshman pitcher Taylor Franco ranks third in the conference with two shutouts. She has 84 strikeouts (fourth in the conference) in 76.1 innings pitched, ranking her third in the conference in strikeouts per seven innings (7.7), which is 42^nd nationally.

 
How is the Team Doing?

• LCU is 20-8 this season and 9-5 in the Heartland Conference (sitting in fourth place in the conference).
• The Lady Chaps lead the Heartland Conference in batting (.352, seventh nationally), on-base percentage (.447, fourth nationally) and runs per game (8.1, fourth nationally), doubles per game (2.0, 10th nationally), slugging percentage (.538, 10th nationally), and RBI (207).
• On the defensive side, LCU leads the Heartland Conference in double plays turned per game (0.46, ranks 13^th nationally).
• In the circle, LCU ranks third in the conference with four shutouts.

Doubleheaders

• LCU went 23-15 last season in games part of a doubleheader. They are 16-6 this season. They have split five of their six conference doubleheaders this season (9-1 in non-conference doubleheaders).

 
Heartland Conference Breakdown

• LCU is 98-36 (73.1%) all-time in Heartland Conference play. They are 59-9 (86.8%) all-time Heartland Conference games at home.
• In 2018, LCU was 18-12 in conference and 4-10 in conference road games.
• LCU is hitting .302 this season in conference play, with a 4.10 ERA.
• Megan Darling leads LCU in conference contests, hitting .462 (12-for-26). Lindzi Clemmer leads Lady Chaps with 18 hits in conference play. KK Lopez-Liu has a team-leading four home runs and 14 RBI in conference play.

 
Home Trends

• LCU is 236-26 (90.1%) all-time in home games at PlainsCapital Park.
• The Lady Chaps are 11-5 this season at home.
• LCU is hitting .355 at home this season and averaging 8.8 runs per game.
• Megan Darling (.459) leads LCU at home in batting and Savannah Wysocki averages 1.4 runs per game at home and has produced 23 hits at home.
• LCU has a 49-23 advantage in extra-base hits at home, with 33 for doubles (Lindzi Clemmer with six doubles).
• The Lady Chaps have 10 home runs at home, with homers from six different players. KK Lopez-Liu leads LCU at home with three home runs.

 
 
Streaks

• Megan Darling is riding a five-game hit streak. Villarreal has the longest streak of the season at 10.
• Megan Darling has reached base safely in 15 consecutive games (Arredondo has the longest streak this season at 22 games).

 
Calling it a Career

• 5 | Morgan Dufour ranks tied for fifth in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in home runs in her career (48). Currently second in Heartland history. She needs 64 career home runs for the Heartland Conference all-time record.
• 8 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks eighth in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in runs scored in her career (171). Currently seventh in Heartland history (189 will move her into sixth) and third in program history (ranks second in program history).
• 15 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks tied for 15th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in hits in her career (226). The mark is fifth in program history (234 moves her into fourth).
• 14 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 15th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in at-bats in her career (622). The mark is third in program history (659 will move her into third).
• 26 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 26^th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in triples in her career (11). Currently ninth in Heartland history (12 would move her into a share of seventh) and third in program history (14 would move her into second).
• 18 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 18^th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in games played in her career (194).

 
Looking at SEU

• The Hilltoppers are coming off a 7-45 season and they went 6-24 in the Heartland Conference.
• SEU is 8-16 this season, with a 5-7 conference and 2-9 road record. They were preseason picked No.7 (of seven) in the conference preseason polls.
• They are hitting .231 this season, with a 4.82 ERA. In conference, SEU is hitting .231 with a 3.88 ERA.
• Kylie Mica has 21 of the Hilltoppers 76 RBI this season (the next closest player has 10).
• Their .970 fielding percentage leads the conference and ranks 24^th nationally.
• Shelby Randa leads the conference in "hardest to strikeout," with a strikeout every 46 at-bats.